Gas and Oil Burner Technician 2

Develop foundational skills, and learn best practices essential to the gas and oil heating industry. Gain hands-on experience building, wiring, and troubleshooting gas and oil-fired equipment. The first semester prepares participants for provincial testing by the TSSA for Oil Burner Technician 3 (OBT 3) and Gas Technician 3 (G3) certification. Upon successful certification, participants are eligible to write the Oil Burner Technician 2 (OBT 2) and Gas Technician 2 (G2) examinations in second semester.

What You’ll Learn

• Apply safety measures in plant, job site, and vehicle.
• Use fasteners, hand, and power tools, and electrical measuring and test instruments.
• Explain the properties and characteristics of natural gas and propane to promote safe handling, combustion, and appliance efficiency.
• Interpret installation codes, acts, and regulations to ensure personal and public safety.
• Outline basic electrical theory and supply wiring.
• Interpret technical manuals, specifications, schematics, drawings, and graphs.
• Apply customer relation skills.
• Install basic piping and tubing systems.
• Identify basic gas appliances and venting procedures.
• Install, service and maintain piping/tubing systems greater than 2″ and/or supply pressure greater than ½” psig.
• Install, service and maintain mechanical and electronic controls on gas appliances less than 400,000 BTUs.
• Explain the relationship of mechanical system within a building envelope.
• Install, service and maintain domestic and non-vented appliances.
• Install/remove gas meters.
• Install, service and maintain pressure regulators and relief valves.
• Install, service and maintain domestic gas-fired refrigerators.
• Install, service and maintain conversion burners.
• Install, service and maintain water heaters, combo units, and potable water heaters.
• Install, service and maintain warm air heating systems.
• Install, service and maintain gas fired hydronic heating appliances and accessories which form an integral part of the appliance.
• Install, service and maintain decorative and space-heating appliances.
• Size, install, inspect and repair venting systems.
• Install, service and maintain forced air add-on devices.
• Assess duct design, size plenum connection, and tie into an existing duct system.
• Select an appropriately sized forced warm air heating system.